Toubled Tunnel

The Rusholme Pedestrian Tunnel is located on Saskatoon's west side.  It connects the parking lot of Confederation Mall with Vancouver Avenue North under Circle Drive.



Here we see the opening of the Confederation end.



Unfortunately this and other such tunnels have been the site of robberies and assaults.



This is the halfway point of the route under Circle Drive.  It wouldn't be hard, one suspects, to wait here for anyone who might come through.



As with the Confederation side the Vancouver Avenue side is a bit below ground, hidden from observation by those entering and leaving the tunnel..





There have been suggestions this tunnel should be replaced with an above ground pedestrian crossing.  There are a number of such crossings, such as the one that connects Sutherland with College Park across Circle Drive.  There is also talk of installing security cameras, although the obvious question is whether such devices would be safe from vandalism.  In any case some form of pedestrian access is needed to prevent people crossing the very busy Circle Drive.

Unacceptable Canvas.

Like most cities of any size Saskatoon has a problem with grafitti. This recent example is located on a private residence, so I will refrain from giving its location. There is no justification for this kind of vandalism. If you want to fool around with spraypaint do it on your own property. If anyone knows any significance to any of the symbols show feel free to leave a comment on what they mean.

Looking For Answers.

As bad as losing a loved one to crime is even worse is not knowing who was responsible for that tragedy and why. Five decades later the family of murder victim Alexandra Wiwcharuk has still not had those questions answered. With the assistance of local billboard operators this billboard has appeared in several places over the last year in hopes someone knows something that will lead to the 1962 murder being solved.